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Syndicator Program Partners named TV sales veteran Vicky Gregorian executive VP and national sales manager to oversee broadcast and cable syndication sales efforts.Ms. Grigorian, who will also manage and expand the company’s sales team, will report directly to company principals…
CBS Paramount Domestic Television named Abra Potkin and Joe Ferullo as VPs of programming and development.The Hollywood-based executives will be responsible for overseeing talent and new syndicated series development, as well as working on current programming such as “Entertainment Tonight,”…
Tom Freston resigned as president and CEO of Viacom Inc. after the company’s stock fell and the executive’s digital-media strategy failed to satisfy his boss, Sumner Redstone.Viacom, owner of MTV Networks cable channels including VH1 and Nickelodeon, named Philippe Dauman…
Australian “Crocodile Hunter” and Discovery Networks personality Steve Irwin was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef. The 44-year-old was shooting a segment for an upcoming Animal Planet documentary called “Ocean’s Deadliest” when he swam…
Editor’s note: TelevisionWeek contributing writer Daisy Whitney is blogging on TVWeek.com about the pinnacles and pitfalls confronting viewers who want to consume television in new ways. Check in frequently as Daisy kicks the tires on the new media juggernaut and…
Net Will Battle for Dominance in Prized Audience
Highlights of special programming planned on television and online to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. All times are ET. ABC “Good Morning America” originates from St. Paul’s Chapel near Ground Zero. “World News With Charles…
Renewal Likely for De Vito Series; ’30 Days’ Less Certain
Dueling Requests Put Halt to Election
In the most aggressive move yet by a Hollywood studio to get into digital content and partner with advertisers, Warner Bros. is launching a division designed to create short-form broadband and mobile content for marketers. Aimed at satisfying advertisers’ growing…